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Aperture 2

A must have

Written by NB from MACCLESFIELD

Sep 17, 2008

For anyone who takes photographs, be it just holiday snaps or professionally this software is just a must have product..
The power of this software together with its ease of use really sets it apart from anything else on the market..
I use it to store many thousands of photos and it really makes the management of that silky smooth plus when used in conjunction with iWeb its fantastic... everyone thinks I am a pro thanks to Apple!!

277 of 299 people found this useful

Aperture 2

Great software, if you have the grunt!

Written by MW from Liverpool

Dec 31, 2008

Aperture is a really elegant, powerful and wonderfully easy to use photo app, perfect for creating your own storage structure plus the benefit of having a good UI and raw file handling system, editing is a sinch. However, beware if you have a 'lower' spec mac. I run a 2.16 intel macbook pro 17" with max ram (older model so its 2gb) and im afraid aperture can eventually bring the system to a crunching halt when tasked. Considering apple spec my machine as being more than adequate, it is far from the ripping fluid app it could be. Ive switched to lightroom for a bit and it does work twice as quick, but just is nowhere near as neat as aperture. Also, apple are much slower at updating the software to work with new cameras, my new little Panasonic G1 just is not supported. Im going to hang on in there as I will upgrade my 2 year old mac soon, but feel a little disapointed that im having to spend over £1500.00 to use what could be the best app apple have ever made.

MW

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Aperture 2

Reduce the time in post production by days!

Written by SF

Jul 3, 2009

As a new convert to Mac from PC I found the transition quite challenging, as well as looking into Aperture. As a pro photographer dealing in weddings the main obsticle that I wanted to avoid is the time spent on post production. It took me 2 days to edit a wedding on a PC importing everything into Photoshop. A workflow tool was needed, enter Aperture. What a powerful piece of software, after going to One to one training at the Apple store with a photographer, after 10 lessons I am now editing a wedding in under 2hrs! Its non-destuctive meaning that any adjustments that are made can be altered without having to make copies and increasing the files on your HD. You really don't need Photoshop as all the adjustments are already within software. The RAW element is something else, easy to convert and can be used with most DSLR. The price for the sofware has been paid for 20 times over already. If you are looking to reduce post production with hundreds of images this is the only tool you need!

125 of 127 people found this useful

Aperture 2

Best pro photo workflow

Written by HP from Reading

Apr 2, 2009

As a pro photographer processing thousands of images a month, small differences in workflow efficiency really add up. Aperture has a very slick interface design which means every common operation is just one keypress away.

Rating the shots and selecting them for work is a breeze and very quick on my MacPro. Its retouch brush is good enough not to enter photoshop for 95% of my work- saving me many hours per month waiting for photos to import.

Its handling of Hasselblad FFF files could be better (the colour management isn't as good as Phocus) and it badly needs to implement curves, but it is streets ahead of Lightroom or Bibble or Bridge workflows and vastly quicker than Photoshop when all you want to do is colour correct, crop, retouch and export. Image quality is top notch, too.

I love it- it was worth the switch to Mac just to use it.

118 of 122 people found this useful

Aperture 2

Beautiful software

Written by DD from Bwlchgwyn

Jun 11, 2009

I have used iPhoto and early versions of Elements but I find that Aperture has a nice flow to the work and the interface just suits me and I find it more intuitive than the competition. Full screen mode using the HUD is fantastic and the on-demand Loupe is very useful. RAW manipulation is great and it handles my Canon 450 files with ease. I can do most of my alterations and minor repairs more quickly and easily in Aperture than in Elements. However, if you do need to do something really clever to your photo then either Elements or Photoshop is essential but both of these have a steeper learning curve to match their abilities.

The Apple Pro Training DVD and book is very helpful if not essential and there are loads of Youtube tutorials of varying quality that are worth a look.

Time Machine seems to work well with Aperture 2 but I also back up into a separate Vault.

Highly recommended.

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Aperture 2

Version 2 is much better

Written by AA from Romford

Jan 7, 2009

I am a wedding photographer so I have plenty of RAW files to work with. I used 1.5 trial version and wasn't quite happy with it but when I tried v2 I immediately bought it. It has many improvements - keeping files in their original location, not in the database for example. I really love it and strongly recommend trying it out before purchase. It's very easy to use and I only used manual to see keyboard shortcuts. It really improved my workflow and with all the plugins it is very useful.

53 of 59 people found this useful

Aperture 2

excellent software

Written by MJ

Dec 8, 2008

This really improves your photos to the way you like them I love it and still have more to learn. It is also good to go on the one to one lessons for this software!

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Aperture 2

It's good...but not Photoshop

Written by MH from Leeds

Jan 30, 2009

Aperture is a very good app if you're looking for something that can make even average photos look good, but if you want something that will knock out a background, then you're going to have to spend out on Photoshop...

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